Nashville Predators (14-13, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (12-12-3, sixth in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Predators -165, Canadiens +140; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the Nashville Predators after the Canadiens knocked off the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in a shootout.
Montreal has gone 6-8-1 at home and 12-12-3 overall. The Canadiens are 10-3-2 in games they score at least three goals.
Nashville is 14-13 overall and 5-7-0 in road games. The Predators are 13-4-0 when scoring at least three goals.
The teams meet Sunday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Suzuki has eight goals and 14 assists for the Canadiens. Johnathan Kovacevic has three goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Filip Forsberg has 14 goals and 16 assists for the Predators. Ryan O'Reilly has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 5-4-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.7 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Predators: 7-3-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Carey Price: out (knee), Jordan Harris: out (lower body), David Savard: out (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: out (lower body), Alex Newhook: out (lower body).
Predators: None listed.
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